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Goldenchain

Media: Mixed media
Dimensions: 8 x 10
Year: 2026
Face: acrylic
Background: mulberry paper
Costume: paper, fabric, beads
Hair: synthetic extensions

My goal with this piece was to create a vibrant, high-color face, yet expressing serenity and calm. The use of bead and fabric wraps the face in three dimensional detail and focuses attention on her eyes.

Persephone Tempted

Media: Mixed media SOLD
Dimensions: 16 x 20
Year: 2023
Face: pastel/charcoal/graphite/color pencil
Background: mulberry paper, pastel
Headdress: art papers, pine cone pieces, beads
Costume: mulberry paper
Hair: extension hair

Cerserys & the Purse of Golden Dreams

Dimensions: 23 x 40
Year: 2016
Face: Face & hands – pastel & color pencil, sprayed with Spectrafix fixative & painted with a final fix of matte medium
Background: Canson mi-teintes sanded paper, printed Lama Li Nepalese Lokta paper
Costume: cloak - organza; main dress – repurposed from one of the artist’s favorite skirts
Hair: Alpaca fiber & human hair

Zyla

Media: Mixed media SOLD
Dimensions: 12 x 16
Year: 2022
Face: pastel/charcoal/graphite/color pencil
Background: pastel
Headdress: beads, fabric, acrylic, papers
Hair: alpaca fiber

The Guardian

Media: Mixed media - SOLD
Dimensions: 23 x 40
Year: 2018
Face: & arms - charcoal, pastel, color pencil
Background: Lokta paper
Headdress: art paper, fabric, jewelry
Costume: fabric, beads, cardinal feathers, leather
Hair: synthetic extension hair

Lady Psittaco

Award: First Place - North Augusta SC Cultural Arts Council, SpringFest Exhibit 2020
Media: Mixed media NOT FOR SALE
Dimensions: 15 x 15
Year: 2018
Face: underpainting in charcoal/graphite; sprayed with SpectraFix Degas fixative; Pan Pastels and pastel pencils
Background: Canson Mi Tientes Touch sanded paper, mango leaf paper, marble paper, pastel, ink
Headdress: fabric, Thai Unryu mulberry paper, Thai marbled Momi paper, gold ink, gold paper, beads, pastel
Costume: Thai marbled Momi paper, Nepalese marble paper, pastel, acrylic
Hair: ink

Blue Man

Media: Mixed media
Dimensions: 16 x 18
Year: 2024
Face: charcoal, pastel, color pencil
Background: textured art paper
Headdress: feathers, metallic paper, jewelry
Costume: matboard, acrylic, ink, jewelry
Hair: beads, synthetic extension hair,

Minoan Mata

Media: Mixed media SOLD
Dimensions: 16 x 19
Year: 2019
Face: & arms – charcoal/graphite. Snake - wallpaper, acrylic, gold ink
Background: printed Lama Li Nepalese Lokta paper, pastel, mulberry paper.
Headdress: art papers, beads, rubberized leaves, feathers, acrylic, jewelry
Costume: marbled Nepalese Lokta paper, pastel
Hair: synthetic extension hair
: Inspired by ancient Minoan dancer poses and Mata Har

Blue Mercury

Media: Mixed media SOLD
Dimensions: 9 x 10
Year: 2017
Face: charcoal, graphite, pastel, gold ink
Background: pastel
Headdress: marbled Nepali Lokta paper, Amate bark paper, acrylic paint, fabric, skeleton rubber leaves, beads
Hair: alpaca fiber

Hecate

Award: Best in Show - North Augusta SC Arts & Cultural Center - Open Session 2023;
Artists Collective, Spartanburg, South Carolina Annual Juried Exhibition - 2023 - Merit Award
Media: Mixed media
Dimensions: 18 x 22
Year: 2023
Face: & arms - pastel/charcoal/graphite. Snake - wallpaper, ink
Background: printed Lama Li Nepalese Lokta paper, pastel, metallic paper, Thai lace paper
Headdress: jewelry, beads, fabric, acrylic, metallic papers, rubberized leaves
Costume: fabric, acrylic, marbled paper
Hair: synthetic extension hair
Greek goddess of boundaries, crossroads, witchcraft, the Moon. The art incorporates a 1920's theme & faces from two other works, Minoan Mata & Theda Bara.

Minoan Mata Standing

Award: 2nd place, 3-D category, North Augusta Arts & Cultural Center Open Session 2024
Inspired by ancient Minoan dancer poses
Media: Mixed media
Dimensions: 23 x 43
Year: 2024
Face: & arms – charcoal/graphite.
Background: Lokta paper
Headdress: art papers, beads, rubberized leaves, feathers, acrylic, jewelry. Snake - wallpaper, acrylic, gold ink
Costume: Lokta paper, ink, matboard, metallic paper, mulberry paper
Hair: synthetic extension hair

Medusa Transforming

Media: Mixed media SOLD
Dimensions: 11 x 18
Year: 2021
Face: pastel/charcoal/graphite/color pencil
Background: mulberry papers, fabric
Headdress: 14K gold
Costume: fabric, jewelry
Hair: synthetic extension hair

Theda Bara

Media: Mixed media NOT FOR SALE
Dimensions: 9 x 10
Year: 2020
Face: charcoal/graphite
Background: printed Lama Li Nepalese Lokta paper, pastel
Headdress: metallic paper, beads, thread, acrylic
Hair: synthetic extension braids
Based on a 1928 photo of the actress Theda Bara. One in a series of silent film star portraits. The faces are black & white, as the actors would be remembered from their work.

Neda

Media: Mixed media SOLD
Dimensions: 13 x 16
Year: 2022
Face: pastel, charcoal, graphite, color pencil, ink
Background: art papers
Headdress: fabric, jewelry, rubberized leaves
Costume: fabric, beads, mulberry paper
Hair: human hair

Zyla in Copper

Media: Mixed media
Dimensions: 9 x 12
Year: 2024
Face: pastel, color pencil
Background: textured art paper
Headdress: paper, acrylic, beads
Hair: human, alpaca

The Retirement Beard

Media: Charcoal and graphite
Dimensions: 12 x 16
Year: 2015
Award: Honorable Mention - North Augusta Arts & Cultural Center, 2020 Open Session
This one took about 65 days x app 4 hours/day = about 260 hours total. See the work-in-progress from day 1-65.

Zyla Dreamt of Midnight

Media: Mixed media
Dimensions: 12 x 16
Year: 2026
Face: acrylic
Background: papers, acrylic
Headdress: beads, fabric, acrylic, papers
Costume: fabric, acrylic, beads
Hair: alpaca fiber

Zyla's Undersea Adventure

Media: Mixed media SOLD
Dimensions: 9 x 12
Year: 2022
Face: pastel/charcoal/graphite/color pencil
Background: metallic and marbled Lokta papers on board, acrylic
Headdress: beads, fabric, acrylic, papers
Hair: alpaca fiber

Sansarya: Taking the Black

Award: Best of Show, McCormick Arts Council 19th Annual Juried Art Show, 2019
Media: Mixed media SOLD
Dimensions: 22 x 42
Year: 2017
Face: & hands: pastel, color pencil
Background: textured art paper
Costume: fabric, beads, paper
Hair: synthetic extension hair

Saffron

Media: Mixed media SOLD
Dimensions: 12 x 14
Year: 2019
Face: charcoal/graphite, pastel, color pencil
Background: Canson Mi Tientes Touch sanded paper, pastel, mulberry paper, fabric
Headdress: fabric, acrylic, beads, rubberized leaves, jewelry
Costume: fabric, banana fiber paper, pastel
Hair: human hair